diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/fs_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/fs_processor.rs
index c2894066ce..e7912432d5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/fs_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/request_processors/fs_processor.rs
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ impl FsRequestProcessor {
         &self,
         params: FsRemoveParams,
     ) -> Result<FsRemoveResponse, JSONRPCErrorError> {
+        let path = PathUri::from_abs_path(&params.path).map_err(map_fs_error)?;
         self.file_system()?
             .remove(
-                &params.path,
+                &path,
                 RemoveOptions {
                     recursive: params.recursive.unwrap_or(true),
                     force: params.force.unwrap_or(true),
diff --git a/codex-rs/apply-patch/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/apply-patch/src/lib.rs
index b43771ce27..0800ed04b6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/apply-patch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/apply-patch/src/lib.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ async fn apply_hunks_to_files(
                     .with_context(|| format!("Failed to delete file {}", path_abs.display()))?;
                 if let Err(error) = fs
                     .remove(
-                        &path_abs,
+                        &path_uri,
                         RemoveOptions {
                             recursive: false,
                             force: false,
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ async fn apply_hunks_to_files(
                         })?;
                     if let Err(error) = fs
                         .remove(
-                            &path_abs,
+                            &path_uri,
                             RemoveOptions {
                                 recursive: false,
                                 force: false,
diff --git a/codex-rs/config/src/loader/tests.rs b/codex-rs/config/src/loader/tests.rs
index 8c7e8ad788..8846122ab2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/config/src/loader/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/config/src/loader/tests.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for TestFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        _path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        _path: &PathUri,
         _remove_options: RemoveOptions,
         _sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/common/test_codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/common/test_codex.rs
index fbd835b17a..07f1a8a78e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/common/test_codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/common/test_codex.rs
@@ -960,10 +960,11 @@ impl TestCodexHarness {
     }
 
     pub async fn remove_abs_path(&self, path: &AbsolutePathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        let path_uri = PathUri::from_abs_path(path)?;
         self.test
             .fs()
             .remove(
-                path,
+                &path_uri,
                 RemoveOptions {
                     recursive: false,
                     force: true,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/apply_patch_cli.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/apply_patch_cli.rs
index e2945c72da..f320063a66 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/apply_patch_cli.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/apply_patch_cli.rs
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_turn_diff_tracks_local_and_remote_environment_paths() -> Re
     let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(shared_cwd.as_path());
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &shared_cwd,
+            &shared_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9c998f7b995a7327177b38a90d138517
     let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(shared_cwd.as_path());
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &shared_cwd,
+            &shared_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/remote_env.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/remote_env.rs
index c3b09bcb5f..dbf20de264 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/remote_env.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/remote_env.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async fn remote_test_env_can_connect_and_use_filesystem() -> Result<()> {
 
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &file_path_abs,
+            &file_path_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: true,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ async fn exec_command_routes_to_selected_remote_environment() -> Result<()> {
 
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &remote_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ async fn remote_request_permissions_grant_unblocks_later_remote_exec() -> Result
 
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &PathUri::from_abs_path(&remote_cwd)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_freeform_routes_to_selected_remote_environment() -> Result<
 
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &remote_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_approvals_are_remembered_per_environment() -> Result<()> {
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&target_path);
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &target_path,
+            &target_path_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: true,
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_approvals_are_remembered_per_environment() -> Result<()> {
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&target_path);
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &target_path,
+            &target_path_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: true,
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_approvals_are_remembered_per_environment() -> Result<()> {
         .await?;
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &remote_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_intercepted_exec_command_routes_to_selected_remote_environm
 
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &remote_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ async fn remote_test_env_sandboxed_read_allows_readable_root() -> Result<()> {
 
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(allowed_dir),
+            &allowed_dir_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ async fn remote_test_env_remove_removes_symlink_not_target() -> Result<()> {
     let sandbox = workspace_write_sandbox(allowed_dir.clone());
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(symlink_path.clone()),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&symlink_path)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: false,
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ async fn remote_test_env_remove_removes_symlink_not_target() -> Result<()> {
 
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(root),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&root)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ async fn remote_test_env_copy_preserves_symlink_source() -> Result<()> {
 
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(root),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&root)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/view_image.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/view_image.rs
index fbbe078ea0..53d85567c2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/view_image.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/view_image.rs
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ async fn view_image_routes_to_selected_remote_environment() -> anyhow::Result<()
 
     test.fs()
         .remove(
-            &remote_cwd,
+            &remote_cwd_uri,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/fs_helper.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/fs_helper.rs
index 09e879881d..1f7b4dbb90 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/fs_helper.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/fs_helper.rs
@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_direct_request(
             }))
         }
         FsHelperRequest::Remove(params) => {
+            let path =
+                codex_utils_path_uri::PathUri::from_abs_path(&params.path).map_err(map_fs_error)?;
             file_system
                 .remove(
-                    &params.path,
+                    &path,
                     RemoveOptions {
                         recursive: params.recursive.unwrap_or(true),
                         force: params.force.unwrap_or(true),
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/local_file_system.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/local_file_system.rs
index 3a13765f13..26469a79e1 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/local_file_system.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/local_file_system.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for LocalFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for UnsandboxedFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
@@ -355,11 +355,12 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for DirectFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
         reject_sandbox_context(sandbox)?;
+        let path = path.to_abs_path()?;
         match tokio::fs::symlink_metadata(path.as_path()).await {
             Ok(metadata) => {
                 let file_type = metadata.file_type();
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/remote_file_system.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/remote_file_system.rs
index 2b03f84836..eea2bbab85 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/remote_file_system.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/remote_file_system.rs
@@ -174,15 +174,16 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for RemoteFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
         trace!("remote fs remove");
+        let path = path.to_abs_path()?;
         let client = self.client.get().await.map_err(map_remote_error)?;
         client
             .fs_remove(FsRemoveParams {
-                path: path.clone(),
+                path,
                 recursive: Some(options.recursive),
                 force: Some(options.force),
                 sandbox: remote_sandbox_context(sandbox),
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/sandboxed_file_system.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/sandboxed_file_system.rs
index 65e79af3a1..087c59e600 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/sandboxed_file_system.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/sandboxed_file_system.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for SandboxedFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         remove_options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for SandboxedFileSystem {
         self.run_sandboxed(
             sandbox,
             FsHelperRequest::Remove(FsRemoveParams {
-                path: path.clone(),
+                path: path.to_abs_path()?,
                 recursive: Some(remove_options.recursive),
                 force: Some(remove_options.force),
                 sandbox: None,
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/server/file_system_handler.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/server/file_system_handler.rs
index b4a393542b..2dcaac7899 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/src/server/file_system_handler.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/src/server/file_system_handler.rs
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ impl FileSystemHandler {
     ) -> Result<FsRemoveResponse, JSONRPCErrorError> {
         let recursive = params.recursive.unwrap_or(true);
         let force = params.force.unwrap_or(true);
+        let path = PathUri::from_abs_path(&params.path).map_err(map_fs_error)?;
         self.file_system
             .remove(
-                &params.path,
+                &path,
                 RemoveOptions { recursive, force },
                 params.sandbox.as_ref(),
             )
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system/shared.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system/shared.rs
index 0e9dfea6b3..480d7cf646 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system/shared.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system/shared.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ async fn file_system_remove_removes_directory(
 
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(&directory_path),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&directory_path)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: true,
                 force: true,
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system_unix.rs b/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system_unix.rs
index d3e2f3833e..6ed8b01fdd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system_unix.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec-server/tests/file_system_unix.rs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ async fn file_system_remove_removes_symlink_not_target(
     let sandbox = workspace_write_sandbox(allowed_dir);
     file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(&symlink_path),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&symlink_path)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: false,
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ async fn file_system_remove_rejects_symlink_escape(
     let sandbox = workspace_write_sandbox(allowed_dir);
     let error = match file_system
         .remove(
-            &absolute_path(&requested_path),
+            &PathUri::from_path(&requested_path)?,
             RemoveOptions {
                 recursive: false,
                 force: false,
diff --git a/codex-rs/ext/skills/tests/executor_file_system_authority.rs b/codex-rs/ext/skills/tests/executor_file_system_authority.rs
index 9fe3e13251..61980475d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/ext/skills/tests/executor_file_system_authority.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/ext/skills/tests/executor_file_system_authority.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl ExecutorFileSystem for SyntheticFileSystem {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        _path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        _path: &PathUri,
         _options: RemoveOptions,
         _sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()> {
diff --git a/codex-rs/file-system/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/file-system/src/lib.rs
index 049e54bc82..b56204d3b6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/file-system/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/file-system/src/lib.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub trait ExecutorFileSystem: Send + Sync {
 
     async fn remove(
         &self,
-        path: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+        path: &PathUri,
         remove_options: RemoveOptions,
         sandbox: Option<&FileSystemSandboxContext>,
     ) -> FileSystemResult<()>;